The KonMarie method

somerandom

Of course you're still a member of the klub bunbun2 ! You will get to DS' clothes when the times right.


I'm working from home today so will use the opportunity to get the stuff I kondo-ed at the weekend out of the house - - a CS run, Amazon trade in the post & a quick trip to Specsavers for spectacle recycling.

Kiwisaver_2

turtlemoose wrote: »

If I try to Konmari while he's here, he will at best ridicule me, at worst have a go about the extra mess. I don't think I could focus on what brings me joy when reeling from an argument that is a touchy subject.

I'd rather sort my own stuff, alone, and then one day look around and feel relieved I'm not suffocating in my junk. Whether he then sorts his stuff is n bother to me, if he won't then no worries I will hAve plenty of space to store it neatly and out of sight!

That's the spirit Turtlemoose, I am sure you will come to enjoy the process as well as your secret me time. It is very therapeutic and you will feel the benefits in many ways.

Most of my KM efforts have been reasonably covert, my OH has little to no idea how much stuff I actually have or how much stuff I have bought over the years and never used or worn. A lot of it just mysteriously arrived in the house without him knowing or without any ceremony, it just quietly turned up bit by bit from numerous shopping trips and parcel deliveries over the years.

I don't feel there's any need for any explanation on my part, it's my stuff and it's not even been mentioned or noticed by my OH that anything has changed. Although he has been around and seen me empty out several drawers over past few weeks, he hasn't noticed enough to realise that it's been a full on deliberate and targeted attack.

I have no intention of showing him the extent of my Kondo work and it's quite a thrill to do it undercover - I doubt whether he'll even see my beautifully folded socks and knickers but he has seen me folding carrier bags and never thought it odd enough to ask what I was doing. :rotfl:

I have just quietly been chipping away bit by bit, doing drawers one by one according to what's in them, spending extra time doing cleaning in the bathroom and bedroom after shower or sorting clothes when putting away the washing and ironing. If needs be you could just pretend you're looking for something you lost.

Best of luck with it and good on you for facing up to the challenge. :T

jinny

Good morning konverts
Hey Madalinesmum thats tremendous work well done.
I have a cubhoard with boxes when we were going to move last year. Now doesnt that tell me I dont need whatever is in there?
I need help in getting them down from a high shelf so
I will start asking now and with pester power that will get done!!!!
I have my ways to get jobs done asap!. Mwaaahaaaaaa.

One of us is a messie so I just quietly ranger roll his stuff.
I have announced what im doing but whilst the tidy one has appreciated not having to ask where this or that is. Or me having to point out where clean socks are ect. (Do they think you have special tracking skills)?
The 'messie' zones out with any explanation of our new system.

CKgeordieinlondon

Men eh? Bless their hearts.

I find recording the various football programmes on a Saturday night and then plonking him in front of that on a Sunday gives me a couple of hours Kondoing.

He is by far the greatest hoarder in this house, but I've got plenty of stuff of my own to sort out and I have noticed that his wardrobe (we're luck to have one each) is definitely starting to look tidier.

He thinks the carrier bag thing is nuts but I think he was quite impressed when I ranger rolled an enormous fluffy dressing gown small enough to fit in a drawer.

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Has anyone got innovative ideas for kitchen storage? I am getting my last kitchen this summer and am trying to make it future proof hence all base units will be drawers of various depths and all overhead units will have repositionable shelves. Baking tins and trays will be in drawers unless a better idea comes forth. Help, I am open to anything, bearing in mind that this new kitchen has to swallow a lot of stuff that I love, so am keeping. U shaped kitchen, one row each side and sink below window

New see through storage boxes for the wardrobe floor arrive today, I know strictly not KM but I cannot find a better way of using the wardrobe floor space. I am also future proofing and stuff will come down from a high shelf, leaving that shelf for some (rarely used) holiday luggage. Doh, getting older is limiting

WeeMidgie

The benefits of a kondo'd bedroom are very apparent today - packing to go away for a few nights took me only 5 minutes, everything was visible and to hand. None of the searching through the other 80% of redundant "stuff" (Pareto principle) that was there before, which would have in the past soaked up more of my precious time and energy.

All I have to do now is a bit of hoovering, take a load to the CS and decide which books and DVDs to take on my trip with me to provide some entertainment in odd moments.

All is well in Kondo Land!

pondskater_2

kittie wrote: »

..........I am also future proofing and stuff will come down from a high shelf, leaving that shelf for some (rarely used) holiday luggage. Doh, getting older is limiting

I am with you on this Kittie. I used to store boxes of clothes in the loft, planning to slim into them. Well when I did slim into them, I wasn't too keen on most of them :rotfl: I now don't keep anything at all in the loft. I am in my sixties now and though I could still manage with a bit of a struggle I feel getting anything up and down in the future would be a bit beyond me or OH. I am gradually working my way around the house Kondoing and look forward to when I will own only the stuff I love and most importantly use and not just store. I don't want to croak and leave a big mess of stuff for some other poor devil to clear up.

System

marrbett wrote: »

I agree with all the above, my DH is far from enthused about it all. Part of the trouble is the gusto with which we are all throwing ourselves into it, we've seen the light but they haven't!! So we feel let down and disillusioned that its all one sided.
I'm trying to concentrate on my stuff and the kids are finding its a better way of having the house and I hope in time for a change of atmosphere!!
I'm a bit scared it won't last, and I guess my DH feels this is just another fad.... but this is a change that is going to remain.

My OH says it's a fad and I'll revert - but it's taken me years to gather all this stuff, so even if I revert a bit it's still worth doing! Anyway it's my stuff I'm kondoing so it's nothing to so with him!

bunbun2 wrote: »

Oh dear I think I may face eviction from the klub.

So can I stay a member....please:)

I have a feeling we're all in this for the long haul, so absolutely please stay!

Rx

weesmiler

Hi everyone,

Ive been lurking for a while, and although I haven't read the book, I am definitely taking in the principles of only keeping things that I enjoy. I have been having a massive de-clutter in preparation for my first baby, due in June, and it is wonderful to have some tidy space in the house!

I'm glad I am in this frame of mind pre-baby, and hoping that it will help me to avoid unnecessary purchases and hoarding when the baby arrives. I know we are likely to get a lot of gifts but I will be keeping a close eye on things and swiftly getting rid/selling/CS things that are no longer needed.

My OH has been blissfully ignoring my attempts to de-clutter. He doesn't cope with change very well, so it will need to be baby steps with him. Last night I was quite surprised when j said to him, "we really need to bin some of the booze that has collected over the years, as we will need space for baby's stuff in the kitchen". I was expecting a grunt, but he happily chose a few bottles of his favourite whiskey to keep, and the rest is all going to his friends. Happy days!! So if I just tackle one thing at a time with him, i should make slow steady progress.

Clothes are a tricky one for me just now, as I'm growing by the day and wearing maternity clothes, however, the last couple of months have made me realise that I don't need hundreds of clothes, and I can get by with a few essentials. I will see how my shape/size is post baby and have another wardrobe clear out then.

Sorry for thr long post, I will be following everyone's progress, and I will read the book at some point

Weesmiler xx

turtlemoose

glad to hear I'm not the only one with an eye-rolling OH! I just keep quiet, and smirk to myself internally...just you wait mr!!